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Valhalla Rising

2010 · 1h 33m · Adventure, Drama, Action, Fantasy

Skip it unless you're a Nicolas Winding Refn devotee willing to sit through nearly two hours of deliberately obscure, brutally violent art-house cinema. This is challenging, dialogue-sparse, and narratively cryptic—not the adventure romp the plot summary suggests—so only watch if you crave experimental filmmaking over traditional storytelling.

Plot

Scandinavia, 1,000 AD. For years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One Eye and Are board a Viking vessel, but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that clears only as the crew sights an unknown land. As the new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their terrible and bloody fate, One Eye discovers his true self.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Gary Lewis, Jamie Sives, Ewan Stewart, Alexander Morton

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